India elections
Beet:
Which party is more likely to
(1) keep sectarian violence and Kashmir violence in check?
(2) push through necessary ambitious reforms to sustain strong economic growth?
Filuwaúrdjan:
1) Congress
2) Congress
Ryan:
I didnt know that you guys were interested in Indian politics. I am happy to see that you are.(U remember I'm an Indian-American right?? :))
I highly recommend it to everyone else as well. The Indian political theatre is one of the most complex and interesting ANYWHERE in the world.!!
Unfortunately I dont have time to discuss tomorrows elections in detail. I would have but I didnt know people are interested.
You can refer to these links for some decent coverage of the election:
http://www.ndtv.com/elex2003/default.asp
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/cms.dll/election
http://inhome.rediff.com/election/poll03.htm
Happy surfing!! :D
Filuwaúrdjan:
With "theatre" being the key word ;)
This round of elections won't be crucial to the general; India has a multi-party system and these elections are INC v BJP dogfights.
The outcome of the Uttar Pradash election(and subsequent turmoil ending in Yadev taking over...again) does seem to have had a more direct impact than the current round.
Ryan:
Hi evryone, I deeply regret to announce a sweeping BJP victory in these vital provincial elections.
They have swept the states of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh (near three-fourths majority) and look like they have evn wrested the state of Chhatisgarh which had a progressive Christian Chief Minister (whom of course they vilified as being anti-hindu and part of a worldwide Christian conspiracy)
The Silver Lining is a sweeping congress victory in the prestigious territory of Delhi (where the central government is based)
To be fair there were justified reasons for anti-incumbency in Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh where governance was terrible. This was more of an anti-congress vote which happened to benefit the BJP as the main opposition.
In Delhi which had a sucessful congress govt. the voters bucked the trend and delivered a two-third legislative majority to incumbent Congress CM Sheila Diksh**t.
Chhatisgargh is the only case of a performing government kicked out because of the BJP's communal and hate-based campaign.
Shows it can still work in some areas.
Not a reason to dispair yet for India's secular identity but serious reason for worry. If nationally the congress party is unable to provide a decent govt. then that leaves no real national opposition for the BJP to win a majority at the center on its own (the end of India as we know it :( ). Okay that may be a bit harsh but lets just say I'm not looking forward to that prospect.
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